Everybody loves a quick fix for a problem. When something breaks or leaks or isn’t working how it should, our first instinct is to grab the tools, call on Google, or find an expert. Our problem-solving reflex isn’t all bad. God gave us minds, skills, and resources for a reason. But Nehemiah’s story reminds us,… Continue reading Prayer Is the First Step, Not the Last Resort
In Luke 19, Jesus shocks the crowd by stopping under a sycamore tree, calling Zacchaeus by name, and inviting Himself over for dinner. To the people watching, this was outrageous. Zacchaeus was a traitor, a thief, the wrong kind of sinner. But to Jesus, he was a man who was lost—and Jesus had come “to… Continue reading Bearing Witness in a World of Enemies
One of the saddest reports I hear again and again goes something like this: “The music was good. The sermon was good. But no one talked to us.” That breaks my heart, because it means someone walked into a church—the very place that should embody welcome and warmth—and left feeling invisible. And if you’ve ever been… Continue reading No One Should Be Invisible in God’s Family: Why the Church Is the Cure for Our Loneliness
Do you know what a disciple is? What does Jesus want you to do?
In Matthew 25, Jesus tells a story about a master who goes on a journey and entrusts his servants with enormous sums of money. One receives five talents, another two, and another one. To understand the weight of this story, you have to realize that a single “talent” wasn’t pocket change. It was worth up… Continue reading Don’t Waste What Jesus Gave You
Joshua Wester 